Filter housing



Nov. 9, 1943. J RUSSELL 2,333,890

FILTER HOUSING Filed May 10, 1941 By flyliCl- F05 TER a HA R/J A TTORLVEKS Patented Nov. 9, 1943 .umreo STATES PATENT OFFICE FILTER HOUSING .John K. Russell, Los Angeles, Calif assignor to Lnber-Finer- Inc., Los Angeles, Call! a cornotation of California Application May 10, 1841, Serial. No. 392,888

2 Claims. (CL 220-25) ficient strength to clamp the cover very firmly upon the container.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a filter device in which the container for the filter element may be stamped from sheet metal of a thickness sufficient to resist the fluid pressure in the oil circulating system, but insufiicient to. permit the threading of the cover to the container or to provide the rigidity required for firmly clamping the cover to the housing in accordance with the prior practice. More specifically, it is an object of my invention to provide a filter which includes a thin walled container for the filter element, together with means for locking or compressing the cover onthecontainer so that the cover may be quickly and easily removed therefrom. My invention contemplates the provision of such a clamping or locking means formed of few parts, which are substantially concealed within the container when the cover is locked thereon, so that such parts need not be finished or polished. Another object of my invention is the provision of a filter device including a container for the filter element, which container has thereonexterior connections for inlet and outlet lines facilitating the installation and the removal of the filter device in the oil circulating system of an engine.

Another purpose of my invention is to provide a filter device including a container for the filter element having therein means for mounting the filter element and retaining it in proper position during use and permitting quick removal and installation of the filter element within the container.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a filter device of the class described which includes a filter element with means thereon facilitating the rapid attaching of the filter element to and its removal from a housing or container. It is also an object of my invention to provide a cylindrical filter element for such a device, in which the paths of travel of the oil therethrough are radial of the element,

while avoiding the use of a central oil pipe extending throughout the length of the element.

Among other objects of, my invention is the provision of a filter device, such as described, which is inexpensive in manufacture, compact and pleasing in appearance, and positive in operation. An embodiment of my invention capable of performing the objects and providing the advantages stated is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken as indicated by the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken as indicated by the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the inner surface of the upper portion of the container; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the tensiontransmitting member used in this embodiment of my invention.

Referring to the drawings. which are for 11- 'Iustrative purposes only, the numeral ll indicates a complete filter device of my invention which includes a housing, shell, or container 12 and a cover or closure member l3. The container l2, which is circular in cross section, includes a side wall It, a bottom wall l5, and a downwardly converging wall It connecting the side wall i4 and bottom wall It.

Formed in the container ll near its upper end is an inwardly extending projection or rib l'l substantially semicircular in cross section and extending completely around the container i2. Formed in the bottom wall is of the container i2 is a. central opening 58 and two openings l9 and 2c spaced from the central opening it, the axes of the three openings being in the same vertical plane. Positioned upon the inner side of the bottom wall it is-a reinforcing member or plate 2|, which may be provided with upwardly projecting flanges 22 along its edges for increasing its rigidity. The reinforcing plate 2| is provided with an opening 23 registering with the opening it in the bottom wall 15. Also formed in the reinforcing plate 2| are openings 24 and 25, both of which are threaded and which register with the openings i9 and 20, respectively, in

' the bottom wall ll.

bottom wall i5 when the reduced portion 21 is threaded into the opening 24. The inlet boss 26 is provided with an axial liquid passage 3|, a threaded opening 32 communicating with the passage 3| and formed in the enlarged portion 28.

The numeral 33 indicates an outlet boss having an inner reduced threaded portion 34 and an enlarged portion 35 separated by an annular shoulder 36. The reduced portion 34 is threaded into a cavity 31 in a connecting sleeve 38 in the container l2, so that a gasket 39 is compressed between the annular shoulder 36 and the outer surface of the bottom wall I5. Formed in the lower end of the enlarged portion 35 of the outlet boss 33 is a threaded cavity 46 communicating with an axial liquid passage 4| extending to a small opening or orifice 44 in the inner end of the outlet boss 33 and communicating with a liquid passage 42 provided in the connecting sleeve 38. The connecting sleeve 38 includes an upper reduced threaded portion 43. The outlet boss 33 is not threaded to the reinforcing plate 2|, butis secured in place by its threaded engagement with the connecting sleeve 38 inside the containerl2.

Securing the reinforcing plate 2| against movement relative to the bottom wall I5 is a bolt 45 threaded into the opening 25 in the reinforcing plate 2| so that its head engages the lower surface of the bottom wall l5. The removal of the bolt 45 provides an outlet drain through openings 20 and 25,

Positioned within the container |2 adjacent the upper edge of the side wall I4 is a first engaging means or member or ring 46. The ring 46 may be formed in a complete annulus or a substantially complete annulus of a ribbon of sheet iron, for example, of a thickness substantially greater than the thickness of the container walls l4, I5, and I 6 and sufiicient to transmit over substantially all of the circumference of the side wall l4 the force involved in securing or clamping the cover l3 to the container l2. The ring 45 may conveniently be stamped to the desired shape, as best illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4, which includes upper and lower vertical legs 41 and 48, respectively, portions 49 and 50 extendinginwardly from the adjacent extremities of the legs 41 and 48, respectively, and a central vertical portion 5| extending between the portions 49 and 58. Formed in the ring 46 is a plurality of bayonet lots 52, illustrated in the drawing as three in number, each including a vertical entrance opening 53 formed in the inwardly extending portion 49 and central vertical portion 5| and communicating with a circumferential opening 54 formed in the central vertical portion 5|.

The ring 46 is formed so that it may be installed in the upper portion of the container with the lower edge of the lower leg 48 thereof supported upon theinwardly extending rib H of the container |2,.and the outer surfaces of the vertical legs 41 and 48 engaging the inner surface of the vertical wall M of the container.

The vertical wall I4 i then bent inwardly over the upper edge of the vertical leg 41, as indicated by the numeral 55, and inwardly against the inner surface of the upper vertical leg 41, as shown by the numeral 56, thus securing the ring 46 in place within the container l2. l A second engaging means or member or tension-transmitting means is provided in the form of a spider 51, which includes a central portion 58 and three projecting radial legs 59 extending therefrom. Each of the legs 59 has an upper surface 60 curving outwardly and inwardly and a tion 58 is provided with a threaded opening 83 extending vertically therethrough. The spider 51 may conveniently be cast of iron and requires no polish or finishing, since it, like the ring 46, i concealed within the container.

The cover I3 is formed of metal of a thickness greater than the walls of the container l2 and sufilcient to resist the compressive forces resulting from clamping it to the container and is provided with a central dished portion 64 having therein an opening 65 through which a tension member or bolt 66 is extended and threaded into the opening 63 of the spider 51, clamping a gasket 61 against the outer surface of the cover I3 adjacent the opening 65. The cover I3 may be conveniently shaped by a stamping operation.

Afilter element within the container is indicated by the numeral 68. The filter element 68 includes top and. bottom imperforate p ates or walls 68 and 10, respectively, the peripheral edges of each of which are formed U-shaped in cross section to embrace the ends of a cylindrical wall member 1|, The cylindrical wall member 1| is provided with a plurality of openings 12 therein, which may be conveniently formed by slitting the wall of the element 68 and pressing the portions adjacent the slits outwardly to provide inclined baiiles 13.

The bottom wall 18 of the filter element 68 is provided with a central opening 14, registering with a central opening of a cup 15 and a central opening of a lower cap 16. The bottom wall 16, cup 15, and cap 16 are clamped together between an annular shoulder 11 and an outwardly directed end flange 18 formed by upsetting or swaging the end of an inlet sleeve 19 extending through the registering openings. Projections 11a are formed on the lower surface of the shoulder 18 and extend through radial openings in the cap 16 and cup 15, thus securing the clamped assembly against relative rotation of its parts. Similar projections 11b are formed on the upper surface of the shoulder 11. The inlet sleeve 18 is provided with interior threads for reception of the reduced portion -43 of the connecting sleeve 38.

The numeral 88 indicates a conduit or liquid collecting means or member positioned axially of the filter element 68 and extending upwardly in the filter element.

As illustrated in the drawing the conduit 88 may be formed by rolling into cylindrical form a single layer 8| of fabric of one or more thicknesses of cheesecloth or the like and a perforate metal sheet 82. The fabric layer 8|, of lesser width than the perforate sheet 82, is laid upon the perforate sheet, and the two are rolled together so that the perforate metal sheet provides an outer perforate wall 83 and an inner perforate wall 83a with the fabric layer 8| therebetween. The fabric layer 8| is longer than the perforate sheet 82 so that its ends project beyond the ends of the cylinder formed by rolling them together, and these projecting end portions of the fabric layer are pressed around the cylinder thus formed. More than one fabric layer and perforate sheet may be employed if desired, the layers and sheets being stacked in alternating relationship and rolled together.

An upper cap 84 is pressed upon the upper venting any severed threads in the fabric layer from passing into the conduit 80, and preventing the perforate sheet 82 and the fabric layer 8| from'unrolling. The cap 16, cup 15, and hottom wall 10 of the filter element are secured together by upsetting the end of the inlet sleeve 19 before the bottom wall 10 is connected to the cylindrical wall memberJl.

The metal walls 83 and 83a are made of a length less than the distance between the top and bottom walls 69 and I oflthe filter element 68, so that the liquid collecting member 8|! terminates below the top of the filter element 68, and liquid is thus prevented from flowing to the collecting member without passing through the filter medium around this member, even though such medium should settle and separate a slight distance from the top wall 69. An upper cup 85 may be secured to the top wall 69 with its lower edge extending below the top of the liquid collecting member 80 to further prevent such unfiltered flow.

with the filter device assembled as illustrated in Fig. 1, in order to remove the filter element 68 and replace it, it is necessary only that the bolt 66 and cover l3 be removed and the spider 51 be rotated until the engaging portions 62 of the spider 51 can be moved in the bayonet slots 52 to the entrance openings 53, whereupon the spider 57 may be removed from the container i2. Thereafter by simply rotating the filter element 68, it may be disconnected from the connecting sleeve 38' and lifted from the container I2. A bail 93 may be swingably mounted in a ring 94 upon the top wall 69 of the filter element 68 to facilitate the rotation and elevation of the filter element 68. The installation of a new filter element 68 requires only the lowering of the element into the container I2 and the threading .of the cylindrical sleeve 16 in its lower end upon the connecting sleeve 38. Indentations 86 are formed in the lower portion of the side wall it and in the downwardly converging wall l6 to .guide the lower end of the filter element centhrough the entrance openings 53 of the bayonet slots 52 in the ring 46. The spider 51 is then rotated until the engaging portions 62 pass into the circumferential openings 54- of the bayonet slots 52 to the position illustrated in Fig. 3. Thereafter the cover [3 is placed on the container and the bolt 66 is threaded into the spider 51,

' clamping an annular gasket 95 between a peripheral flange of the cover I3 and the inturned portion 55 of the container l2, and clampingthe gasket 61 between the head of the bolt 66 and the cover l3. The cover I3 is thus locked in fluidtight relationship with the container I2. I

The installation of the filter device of my invention in the oil circulating system of an internal combustion engine is facilitated by the inlet and outlet bosses 26 and 33, respectively, which are carried by the container. The reinforcing plate 2| provides the necessary strength to the thin walled container l2 for supporting the inlet and outlet pipes connected to the bosses 26 and.

33. and also provides means for threading the inlet boss into the container assembly. The reinforcing plate 2| likewise provides the required rigidity to the thin bottom wall i5 of the container for supporting thereon the filter element 68. This reinforcing plate 2| is securely held in'place by its threaded engagement with the inlet boss 29 and the bolt 45.

In operation, the oil entering through the inlet boss 26 fills the space around the filter element 68 within the container l2 and cover IS. The oil passes radially inwardly through the openings 12 in the cylindrical wall H of the filter element and through the fabric layers 89 and 90 and. the screen cylinder 9| into the filtering material 92. The filtered oil passes inwardly through the fabric layer or layers 8| and the perforat metal walls 83 and 83a to the interior of the oil collecting means 88.

The construction of the liquid collecting means 88 eliminates the necessity for a central pipe extending throughout the filter element 68 and permits the installation of the filter element 68 within the container by making onlya single connection between them.

The considerable force required to securely clamp the cover 13 in place is transmitted through the bolt 66 and spider 51 to the ring 46 which applies it uniformly to substantially the entire circumference of the thinwalled container l2. The construction hereinbefore described permits the container l2 to be made of a thin metal, for example, sheet steel of about 20 gauge, and per mit s the container l2 to be quickly and inexpensively formed in a stamping operation. The ring '8,.as previously described, may be stamped and into which the engaging portion 62 of the legs 59 may project, but also strengthens the ring 46 against deformation and increases its resistance to the axially directed forces imposed when the cover is clamped to the container [2.

The tennination of the collecting member substantially below the top plate 69 of the filter element 68 and the upper surface of the filter material 92 prevents the passage of unfiltered oil into the collecting mean 88 and insures that, even though the filter material 92 may become compacted and separated a short distanc from the upper plate 69, no oil can enter the collecting meansBll without first being filtered by passage through some of the filter material 92. 7

It will be seen that by providing the reinforcing plate 2! in the bottom of the container [2, my invention makes possible a filter unit includ ing a thin walled container, while providing means for securelyvattachin therto, and in liquid-tight relationship therewith, inlet and outlet bosses, facilitating the installation of the filter device in the oil circulating system of an engine, and a filter unit in which the filter element is supported in fixed relation to the thin .walled container without undue stresses upon such container.

The inlet and outlet bosses 26 and 33 are made of the same dimensions so that they are interchangeable. However, only one oi them is provided with the small opening or orifice N. I! it is desired to subject the container II to the full pressure of the oil circulating system, the boss with the orifice 44 is employed as an outlet boss, where it restricts the fiow of oil through the container I! so that only the desired proportion 01' the oil flowing through the oil circulating system is passed through the filter. However, if it is desired to subject the container I! to a pressure less than the pressure in the oil circulating system, the boss with the orifice 44 therein is em ployed as an inlet boss.

While that embodiment'of my invention hereinbefore illustrated and described is fully capable of performing the objects and providing the advantages primarily stated, and, while the, usefulness of my invention has been illustrated by its application to a filter device for use in oil circulating systems of internal combustion engines,

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tension-transmitting member being channel shaped in cross section and providing bayonet slots in which said first tension-transmitting member may be removably positioned, whereby said closure member is clamped to said seat when said means is subjected totension.

2. In a container the combination 0! a thinwalled shell having an open end and formed to provide an inwardly projecting annular bead near said end and an inwardly projecting annular flange at said end; a closing cover ior said end having a central aperture a sheet metal annulus seated against'tbe inner surface of said shell between said bead projection and said flange and thereby held against, longitudinal displacement in said shell, the central portion'ot said annulus having an annular inward projection, channelshaped in cross section provided with circumferentially extending bayonet type slots; a spanning member across said shell, said spanning member and slots being formed for mutual engagement to hold said spanning member against longitudinal displacement in said shell when in on relative radial position and to allow movement of said spanning member through said open end when in another relative radial position; and a bolt means disposed in said cover aperture and centrally connected to said spanning member and adapted to draw said cover and spanning member toward each other.

JOHN K. RUSSELL. 

